Dana Rhoades
Nonpartisan Incumbent
Biography
Rhoades is the sitting Judge of the Circuit Court, 6th Judicial Circuit, standing for retention, per the county's own certified specimen ballot. No campaign website was found as of September 22, 2026.
Macon County, Illinois
Judicial Retention, Circuit Court Judge Dana Rhoades (6th Judicial Circuit)
Macon County, Illinois
Judicial Retention, Circuit Court Judge Dana Rhoades (6th Judicial Circuit)
One candidate is tracked for Judicial Retention, Circuit Court Judge Dana Rhoades (6th Judicial Circuit) on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Dana Rhoades. Candidate information follows official Macon County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
About this race
Circuit Court Judge Dana Rhoades faces a yes/no retention vote to remain in office as Judge of the 6th Judicial Circuit, per the county's certified specimen ballot; retention requires a 60% yes vote under Illinois law.
What this office does
Trial court judge. A trial judge presides over criminal and civil cases at the first level: bail and pleas, motions, trials, sentencing and civil judgments. Judges are bound by state law and appellate precedent and are barred by judicial conduct rules from campaigning on how they would rule. Most states elect trial judges on a nonpartisan ballot; the term and the courts a judge may sit on vary by state.
This race. Nonpartisan: candidates appear without party labels. The sitting officeholder, Dana Rhoades, is on the ballot. One name is on the ballot for this seat.